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algorhythmically generated drum beats/patterns?

Danjel van Tijn — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:13:24 +0000

My focus with Max/msp has been to make unusual midi sequencers and sequencer+synth VST plugins.

I have been limiting myself to doing as much as possible with purely midi data and leaving the synthesis to other vsti’s.

I am currently looking for ideas or examples of algorhythmically generated drum beat patches (that would work well within a minimal techno framework). In this situation, I am not sure I can so easily separate the midi data from the timbre synthesis since this is so integral to the rythm. Otherwise I just end up with a x0x step sequencer.

Anyone have some unique patches I can check out?

OR can you pooint me to some unique devices/sequencers that have had creative implementations with respect to rhythm programming?

thanks!

Danjel

Re: algorhythmically generated drum beats/patterns?

Wetterberg — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:50:25 +0000

Danjel van Tijn skrev:
> OR can you pooint me to some unique devices/sequencers that have had creative implementations with respect to rhythm programming?
>
Hi Daniel, here’s a fun little abstraction I use when my beats get a bit
dull. It’s an 8-way randomizer. Feed it 8 rows of Multisliders 0.-1. and
it will work as a probability generator – the closer to 1. your slider
gets, the more likely you are to get a beat. It’s a great way of doing a
steady beat coupled with some incidental hits, all in the same sequence:
Your four-to-the-floor kick can be a sequence like: 1. 0.03 1. 0.5 etc.
and it’ll be good.

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Re: algorhythmically generated drum beats/patterns?

david@5of4.com — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:57:00 +0000

>Danjel van Tijn skrev:
>> OR can you pooint me to some unique devices/sequencers that have had creative implementations
with respect to rhythm programming?
>>

also this thread:

http://www.cycling74.com/forums/index.php?t=rview&th=21142&rid=4037

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Re: algorhythmically generated drum beats/patterns?

Axiom-Crux — Sat, 19 May 2007 01:57:03 +0000

wouldn’t a minimal techno beat just be 4/4 kick downbeat, snare on the 2+4 and hats on the up? in that case it would just be randomizing the samples used.

Re: algorhythmically generated drum beats/patterns?

Drkovorkian — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:55:24 +0000

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